What is the difference between fiscal and monetary policy?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A. Fiscal policy uses spending and taxes, monetary policy uses interest rates
- Step 1: The government sets taxes and spending. Step 2. The central bank controls interest rates. Answer: government versus central bank tools. Why not the others: these misassign the tools.
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